Georgian Charged In Slaying

BOYNTON BEACH — Police have charged a Georgia man with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Frank Spencer, 37, of Boynton Beach.

Spencer was stabbed once in the chest with a hunting knife during a squabble Saturday, police said.

Ralph Candler Kautsen, 41, was arrested on charges of killing Spencer. He was being held in the Palm Beach County Jail without bail, a jail spokesman said.

Investigators said Kautsen and Spencer were freebasing cocaine at Spencer`s residence in the 1000 block of Southeast Third Street when they began to argue. The argument escalated into violence, and Spencer was stabbed, investigators said.